Question

I have a selectbox on a form – which I’ve turned in to a list box by putting

 <select id="Select1" name="D1" size="5" style="width: 220px">

I’m filling this select/listbox with values…

When I post the form how can I get all the values in the select box..is this possible or am I only able to get one that has been selected.

Trouble is I want all the values in the select (I’m not selecting any as such)

Any ideas?

Answer 1

Before submitting the form you can use some JavaScript to pull the items out of the select and put them into a hidden text field (as a delimited string)

For example, you can get the values using

var select1 = document.getElementById('select1');
var values = new Array();

for(var i=0; i < select1.options.length; i++){
    values.push(select1.options[i].value);
}

var allValues = values.join(";");
alert(allValues);

Hope that helps.